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Magistral Medium vs Grok‑1

Mistral Magistral Medium vs xAI Grok‑1 — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Magistral Medium
xAI
Grok‑1
Overview
CompanyMistralxAI
Release dateJun 10 2025Nov 3 2023
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGrok‑1 shipped 585 days before Magistral Medium

Which is better: Magistral Medium or Grok‑1?

Magistral Medium and Grok‑1 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Grok‑1 shipped 585 days before Magistral Medium, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Grok‑1 is an open-source / open-weight model; Magistral Medium is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was Magistral Medium released?
Magistral Medium was released by Mistral on Jun 10 2025.
When was Grok‑1 released?
Grok‑1 was released by xAI on Nov 3 2023.
Is Magistral Medium or Grok‑1 open source?
Grok‑1 is an open-source / open-weight model released by xAI. Magistral Medium is a proprietary model released by Mistral.

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